For Those Who Might Be Wondering Why We Might Be In Ukraine

[ShandyLeer]

Italy's old M113 APC's in Ukraine

Italy’s Cold War-era M113s were nearly scrapped—until Ukraine transformed them into fast, adaptable, and surprisingly lethal machines. From troop carriers to battlefield ambulances and even drone defense, these armored vehicles are proving their worth decades later. With Italy now delivering 400 more, Ukraine strengthens its mobility and resilience on the frontlines, showcasing ingenuity and turning “obsolete” machines into vital assets of modern warfare.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Chloe love, but over on the Generals conclave thread Buffalo gal has informed us all that

the Ukrainians are about to collapse
the Europeans it turns out want and need a war for “re setting” (to glass I assume)
the Poles are about to attack
the 101st Airborne parachuted into Polands border with Ukraine last night
we’ve got less than an hour left

So it’s not all good news apparently.

Buffalo gal currently in the basement with 120 tins of beans and a chemical toilet last I heard.

Godspeed.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Ukrainian BTR-4 Bucephalus: ​

Meet the BTR-4 “Bucephalus,” Ukraine’s homegrown armored vehicle that’s rewriting the rules of battlefield survivability. Designed from scratch and tested in combat since 2014, it’s a machine forged in war.
We break down what makes this beast so tough — from its powerful Parus combat module and Barrier ATGMs to its surprising survivability against FPV drones, RPGs, and even Grad rocket barrages. Ukrainian crews share firsthand stories from the frontlines, including encounters with enemy armor, daring troop drops under fire, and escaping on blown-out wheels.

Ukraine is now mass-producng the BTR4 and re-equipping one Brigade a month with these....

Bucephalus, btw, was the warhorse of Alexander the Great. Great name.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Chloe love, but over on the Generals conclave thread Buffalo gal has informed us all that

the Ukrainians are about to collapse
the Europeans it turns out want and need a war for “re setting” (to glass I assume)
the Poles are about to attack
the 101st Airborne parachuted into Polands border with Ukraine last night
we’ve got less than an hour left

So it’s not all good news apparently.

Buffalo gal currently in the basement with 120 tins of beans and a chemical toilet last I heard.

Godspeed.

Oh no. She forget NATO units in Odessa and about to invade Moldava. She's going to need pallets of beans!!!!! And Putin will nuke Kyiv. The Ukrainians are out of conscripts and aboit to surrender because they all really love Putin. Not to forget the biolabs hidden under Kharkiv.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Patria IFV's - Ukraine has quite a few of these now and is being supplied with more

The Patria family of Armored Modular Vehicles are a modern group of highly adaptable and highly mobile units used for transporting troops. They’ve been designed to protect crews from improvised explosive devices amongst other dangers and are highly effective at doing so. Because of this well over a thousand vehicles have been ordered by armies across the world.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Lynx IFV's for Ukraine

The German Lynx KF31 and KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles, developed by Rheinmetall, are among the most advanced and modular armored platforms in the world today. In this video, we explore the history, design, protection, firepower, mobility, and export success of the Lynx family — including the Lynx 120, Skyranger, and other variants.Learn why countries like Hungary, Italy, Ukraine, and even the United States are interested in this modern IFV, and how it compares to rivals such as the Puma, Bradley, CV90, and ASCOD.

Ukraine received it's first Lynx at the end of 2024. Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG, confirmed that testing of the KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle is still ongoing in Ukraine. Initial production of the first few dozen KF41 Lynx vehicles would take place entirely at Rheinmetall’s facility in Unterlüß, Germany. While the company still intends to establish local manufacturing in Ukraine, these plans have been postponed until 2027.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Canadian LAV 6.0 ACSV Super Bison In Service With Ukraine​

On September 20, 2024, Operation UNIFIER revealed new images of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel training on the Canadian LAV 6.0 ACSV 8x8 armored ambulance. This initiative, part of Canada's military support for Ukraine since 2015, has provided critical training to over 40,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including tactical medical training and combat engineering. The Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSVs), known as "Super Bison," enhance troop transport, medical evacuation, and battlefield command capabilities. Recently, Canada announced the delivery of additional ACSVs and is committed to providing advanced pilot training for Ukrainian air force personnel. As Canada continues to invest in military aid totaling CAD 14 billion, its contributions play a vital role in strengthening Ukraine's defense against ongoing aggression. This article explores Canada's support through Operation UNIFIER and highlights the significance of military cooperation in the face of global conflict.

In 2025 Canada committed to sending more LAV 6.0 ACSV Super Bison's to Ukraine

 

[ChloeTzang]

Russia appears to be running out of surface-to-air missiles,

Air defence crews are being reassigned to the infantry because they have nothing to fire. The Russian military correspondent Maxim Kalashnikov writes that he recently met air defence specialists who had been sent to fight in the infantry after spending the last two years crewing the Soviet-era Buk air defence system. Professional air defence specialists in the infantry. Not convicts, not drunks, not ‘Sochi boys’. In other words, not deserters from the army. But in the infantry! Someone has to serve in the infantry too. "But not real air defence professionals who know the equipment inside out.

So why are they in the infantry? Simply because there just aren't enough missiles for the Buk missiles. Often, there are just one or two missiles for every six vehicles. "Lately, they've been delivering missiles received from the navy. What this means, let the experts judge. And the General Staff strategists will be held accountable for the missiles and drones falling on Russian cities. That's how we fight." Kalashnikov doesn't explain why missiles are in such short supply, but the most likely explanation is that Ukraine's nightly waves of drone attacks against refineries and other targets have severely depleted Russia's stockpiles of Buk missiles.

So now, even if they manage to fix the shortage of SAMs at some point, they'll be missing the trained crews they need to man those systems. Either a bad decision, or they don't expect that shortage to be fixable for quite some time. Seriously, this is actually really funny. That's a pretty wild development. If it's this bad, then Russian air defense has pretty much collapsed and it's soon going to be open season.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Let's see

 

[Lazaran]

Let's see

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Slava Ukraini!!!

 

[Lazaran]

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said after meeting Vladimir Putin on Friday that the Russian leader would announce a "very good proposal" for ending the war in Ukraine that he said was broadly backed by the United States.
Lukashenko, who met Putin in Moscow for more than five hours, did not say what the proposal entailed but added that it had been outlined to U.S. President Donald Trump when he held a summit with Putin in Alaska last month.



“it had been outlined to - DonOld Trump”, and DonOld said: “Yes, master”…



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[ChloeTzang]

 

[ChloeTzang]

Ukraine Destroys Crimea Radar, Russian Air Defense Gaps Widen​

Russia is falling apart and it's getting worse, leaving Russia with fewer and fewer choices. Even Moscow and St Petersburg are being affected,
- some banks now are refusing deposits, meaning bills cannot be paid
- bank accounts cannot be accessed
- gas distribution is failing and power distribition is faltering

Ukraine has struck at the core of Russia’s war machine, targeting the systems that keep the Kremlin afloat. In the Black Sea, tankers in Tuapse and Novorossiysk are frozen in place, cutting off vital oil revenues and draining millions from Moscow’s budget every hour. At the front, a Russian Su-34 bomber was destroyed near Zaporizhzhia, ending missions that once terrorized Ukrainian cities. In Crimea, Antonov transports and a coastal radar site were eliminated, leaving Russian forces unable to move troops or see incoming threats.

The strain spreads beyond the battlefield. In occupied Luhansk, gas nodes were struck, forcing plants to switch to coal and leaving factories blacked out. In Sevastopol, banks froze deposits and ATMs failed, cutting off families and soldiers from their wages. These cascading failures are not random; they reveal a coordinated campaign aimed at dismantling Russia’s economy, finance, and defense.

This video details how Ukraine is systematically targeting and destroying its ports, fuel infrastructure, and banking systems. Every stalled tanker, every frozen account, and every destroyed aircraft is part of a wider collapse. Russia is being squeezed on every front, and its ability to sustain war is rapidly unraveling.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 The Kremlin War Machine Is Jamming Up
00:57 ATMs Freeze: Economic Chaos in Russia
04:29 Blackouts & Water Scarcity in Occupied Lands
05:56 Precision Strikes: Taking Out Russian Eyes
08:02 Partisan War: ATESH Attacks Deep Inside Russia
09:13 Russian Economy Bleeds Out
17:14 Outro

 

[ChloeTzang]

Russian Army Units are Encircled in Dopropillya​

- Ukraine armed forces pushing Russians back in Sumy
- Povrosk - a catastrophe for Russian according to Russian mil-bloggers

 

[ChloeTzang]

Russian troops in disarray south of Pokrovsk as Putin's offensive overextends​

Ukraine's 1st Azov Corps has encircled hundreds of soldiers south of Pokrovsk leaving Russian reinforcements in disarray and rear echelon troops stumbling on Ukrainian frontline positions, reports Maxim Tucker on Frontline.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Ukrainian Drones Blow Up 21 Russian Ammunition Trucks on the Way to Zaporizhzhia​

Dawn of September 11, 2025. Exactly 04:50—pre-dawn.

With the sun still hidden over Zaporizhzhia, twelve Ukrainian loitering-munitions UAVs lay tucked inside brush along the road line running through the town of Terpinnya. A perfect electronic ambush had been strung across the primary logistics artery: Tokmak–Melitopol, the “lifeline” feeding the entire Russian grouping in the Zaporizhzhia battlespace. And with a single signal, the supply route Moscow believed it fully controlled would evaporate right before their eyes.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Putin's World Unravels As Ukraine Targets The Russian Economy​

Putin's war machine begins to unravel alongside the economy as Ukraine continues striking Russian oil infrastructure and logistics, slowly bringing Russia's economy to a halt.

Entire regions of Russia are facing fuel shortages. Key oil refineries are burning, export routes are blocked, and Moscow’s energy empire is crumbling. These Ukrainian drone strikes are not only crippling Russia’s military supply lines but also cutting off the oil and gas revenues the Kremlin relies on to fund its war.

With Western sanctions tightening and global buyers turning away, Russia’s economic crisis is accelerating. From collapsing oil production to massive budget deficits, the pressure on Putin’s regime grows daily.

This video explains how Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries, pipelines, and logistics hubs are dismantling Russia’s capacity to wage war — and what this collapse means for the future of the battlefield, global energy markets, and Russia’s stability.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Crimean Air Defence Completely Fails - Ukrainian Drones Rule the Skies​

00:00 Intro
00:41 Russian fuel train derailed in Smolensk
01:58 Russia pumps out more than ever
02:54 No gas anywhere in Crimea
04:38 Why can't Russia repair refineries
06:15 Operation spiderweb still has a massive effect in Russia
09:50 Timeline of Russian provocations in September only
11:14 Yesterday Hungarian Gripens intercepted Russian Jets near Latvia
13:11 Pete hegseth summons 800 generals
14:07 Buy Me a Coffee
15:11 Frontlines
15:17 UA USV entered the port
17:25 American soldier gives us perspective
18:59 Dobropillya
21:13 Russia struck Honcharivske Training Ground
23:49 Prymary is doing work in Crimea

 

[ChloeTzang]

COLLAPSE IN RUSSIA: MASSIVE BUDGET DEFICIT AND ENERGY SHORTAGES​

Big economic problems for Russia

 

[ChloeTzang]

Drones burn oil and strike Moscow. The Kremlin cries​

UATV - Ukraine Govt funded channel

Ukraine is launching new attacks on Russian infrastructure: drones are burning down an oil refinery in Afipsky and striking gas stations in Luhansk, with explosions even reaching Moscow. Against this backdrop, Donald Trump harshly criticizes Putin's strategy and promises increased aid to Ukraine, while NATO guarantees uninterrupted arms supplies from the US. At the same time, the Kremlin is trying to divert attention, accusing other countries and even threatening the world with global war.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Drones burn oil and strike Moscow. The Kremlin cries​

UATV - Ukraine Govt funded channel

Ukraine is launching new attacks on Russian infrastructure: drones are burning down an oil refinery in Afipsky and striking gas stations in Luhansk, with explosions even reaching Moscow. Against this backdrop, Donald Trump harshly criticizes Putin's strategy and promises increased aid to Ukraine, while NATO guarantees uninterrupted arms supplies from the US. At the same time, the Kremlin is trying to divert attention, accusing other countries and even threatening the world with global war.

There ya go kiddo, those are the strings to pull. The hardships that the Ukrainians have been subjected to for the past 3+ years are now being felt by the Russian peoples and this is NOT good for Mad Vlad.

Query? Is these provocations of NATO members designed to try to get an armed response so Vlad can claim that NATO has attacked Mother Russia?

 

[ChloeTzang]

Ukraine’s drone wall defense inflicts devastating 20:1 Russian casualty rate in Pokrovsk offensive​

The staggering toll means twenty Russian soldiers die for every Ukrainian casualty, while some surviving Russians now use social media platforms to desperately warn potential recruits against joining what they call “not their war.” The Russian ratio of losses is a taggering number - 20 sto one, resulting from crashing face-first into the Ukrainian wall of drones. The Russian casualty rate is shattering the morale of their soldiers, who now beg others not to join the army in their last videos. Meanwhile Russian commanders continue to deploy more operational reserves into the ever-growing disaster.

Near Myrnohrad, Russian forces have been trying for weeks to claw their way forward, hoping to turn the town into a staging ground for a push on Pokrovsk. The plan is to gain a foothold, expand positions, and use the town’s size to conceal ammunition depots, force groupings, and drone units operating close to the front. Simultaneous with the Dobropillia breakthrough, Russians thought to use their armor again in the hope that Ukrainians were too distracted and this could prove successful. However, in practice it has been a disaster, as every attempted armored push toward Myrnohrad has ended with Ukrainian firepower destroying Russian vehicles long before they could even reach the contact line. Dozens of geolocated videos show smoking wrecks scattered across fields, showcasing the failing strategy, with Russians now forced to resort to pure infantry assaults once again.

Between the Russians and their goal stands what soldiers on the ground call the wall of drones. Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, with their tall buildings and industrial complexes, provide perfect launch sites and relay points for these operators. Drones swarm across no-man’s land, hitting Russian infantry not only as they cross open ground but also inside shelters, making even waiting in hidden positions deadly. Soldiers of Russia’s 155th Marine Brigade recently complained in a video that their shelter was destroyed by a Ukrainian kamikaze drone, leaving them concussed but alive, at least this time.

Yet the drones are not the only powerful tool in the Ukrainian arsenal, as Ukrainian airstrikes are equally devastating with their crushing precision. Videos from Myrnohrad show MiG-29 jets delivering J-dam guided bombs. In one case, two such munitions struck a mine building packed with Russian assault troops, obliterating them in seconds. Another strike targeted a separate strongpoint, and as one of the bombs failed to completely destroy the target, Ukrainian drones quickly followed to finish off the survivors. The synergy is lethal, with aviation wiping out larger concentrations, while drones hunt down remaining infiltrators, ensuring no pocket of resistance survives.

As a result, the few Russians who manage to infiltrate forward often find themselves trapped and doomed. With drones flying overhead there is no place to hide, and one geolocated video shows operators leading Ukrainian marines from the sky to Russian infiltrators hiding in an underground shelter. Drones confirmed the target, and a small squad moved in, pinning the enemy with suppressive fire, then tossing a grenade inside, ending the fight instantly. Such fish in a barrel clearing operations are happening daily, eliminating remnants of Russian infiltration missions before they can regroup or fortify. The Ukrainians meanwhile, are barely losing a man.

The manpower cost for Russia is mindboggling, and Ukrainian officers report that for every single meter gained near Myrnohrad, 20 Russians die. One Russian soldier sent a video plea home confirming these statistics with the words that there were 20 of them at first, and that he is now the only one left. The rest are dead for what he calls not their war, as he continues with a warning trying to dissuade more people from joining the Russian army. Ukrainian intelligence confirms that the Russian command is stripping operational reserves from other fronts, as well as pulling exhausted units straight from contact lines, and sending them to Pokrovsk. However, with drones watching every trench and precision bombs smashing every hideout, this only accelerates the losses.

Overall, the defense of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad has become a demonstration of modern combined arms at its most effective. Drones saturate the sky, J-dams smash force concentrations, and ground troops methodically clear the shattered remains.

Russia’s dream of turning Myrnohrad into a launching pad has instead turned it into a graveyard, as each meter forward costs a platoon’s worth of lives, a pace impossible to sustain. No matter how many reinforcements the enemy diverts to this sector, the synergy shown by Ukrainian defenders ensures that every advance will bleed out, making sure that for Russia, progress is measured not in meters but in bodies.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Ukraine Drones Cut Russia’s Oil Money, Ports Stall​

Ukraine’s drones are rewriting the rules of modern warfare. In the Black Sea the Russian Fleet that once claimed control of the coast is now forced to retreat as naval drones strike ships that believed they were safe. At oil refineries and ports flames rise, tankers wait at anchor, and every halted shipment bleeds the Kremlin’s fragile budget. On runways transport planes burn and airlift tempo collapses, cutting off the flow of troops and supplies. Across the front FPV swarms erase tanks, artillery, and convoys in seconds, proving that small and cheap tools can break the largest and most costly machines.

This is not a story of random attacks. It is a chain of pressure. Each strike forces Russia to defend everywhere at once, stretching its defenses, draining ruble reserves, and revealing cracks in the war plan. Ukraine spends less to inflict more, while Moscow spends more simply to survive. Every refinery fire, every blackout at a port, and every destroyed runway pushes the system closer to collapse.

In this video you will see how Ukraine’s drone strategy cripples Russia’s fleet, erodes its logistics, and strikes at its economy in a way that no other weapon has managed. This is a look at how drones have become the decisive weapon of this war.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction: Drones reshape the war
01:10 Black Sea: Fleet retreats under drone fire
03:00 Airfields: Runways burn and transports destroyed
04:40 Ports & Refineries: Oil terminals crippled
06:20 FPV Drones: Cheap weapons, costly losses
08:10 Pressure Chain: Reach, tempo, cash, momentum
10:00 Economics: Russia spends more to stand still
11:30 Behavior & Fear: How drones change daily life
13:00 Hidden Costs: Shifting defenses and resource drain
14:20 Morale Impact: Fear at home, weakness at front
15:30 Future of Drone Warfare & Closing

 

[ChloeTzang]

UKRAINIAN SANCTIONS BURN RUSSIA: OIL REFINING INDUSTRY COLLAPSE ​

Another russian oil pumping station was shut down by SBU drones in Chuvashia. Ukrainian drone sanctions expand their strategy on all of the Russian oil refining industry: dozens of destroyed oil refineries, pumping stations, pipelines and oil export ports. The Russian economy is collapsing.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Europe Cuts Off All Power to Kaliningrad​

Lithuania and the Baltics didn't just turn the switch on Kaliningrad. They have physically removed the power poles, lines and cables and disconnected themselves completely from the Russian electricity grid.

The Baltics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) have now completely exited the Russian electriity grid and are now on the European grid after a major years-long engineering effort. There's a lobg background to this,

 

[ChloeTzang]